The United Nations Security Council visited the Lake Chad Basin countries from March 2-6, 2017 to see first-hand the humanitarian crisis fueled by Boko Haram.
UN Security Council Tours Lake Chad Basin Countries
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Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima told the council that Boko Haram has been “decimated to such a level” that it can no longer hold any territory in northeastern Nigeria. (M. Besheer/VOA)
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The U.N. says 450,000 children are at risk of severe acute malnutrition in northeast Nigeria. (M. Besheer/VOA)
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In Abuja, council members from (left to right) Uruguay, the United States, Ukraine and Sweden are greeted by Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama before meeting Acting President Oluyemi Oluleke Osinbajo. (M. Besheer/VOA)
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Council President for March and trip co-leader, British Ambassador Matthew Rycroft, said members were “staggered and shocked” by the scale of the crisis after visiting Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria. (M. Besheer/VOA)